TORONTO, Jan. 5, 2016 /CNW/ - Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) sold 209,050 Toyota, Scion and Lexus vehicles in 2015, up 4.1% compared to 2014. It was the second-best year of sales ever for TCI, led by the best year ever for sales of trucks, at 116,156, up 16.2% compared to 2014.

Toyota and Scion combined reported 2015 sales of 187,025 units, up 2% compared to 2014. Following 15 straight monthly sales records, Lexus established a new annual sales record in 2015, at 22,025 units, up 25.4% compared to 2014.

TCI's hybrid sales were 13,629 units, up 0.6% compared to 2014. That included a record year for the Prius c, at 3,029 sold, up 9.1% compared to 2014. It was also a record year for the Canadian-made RAV4, with 42,246 sold, up 15.3% compared to last year; Tacoma 4X4 at 11,235, up 20.3%; Tundra 4X4 at 10,686, up 12.2%; and Highlander at 10,412, up 6.8%.

Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles. Toyota has sold over 4.6 million vehicles in Canada through a national network of 285 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealerships. Toyota is dedicated to bringing safety, quality, dependability and reliability in the vehicles Canadians drive and the service they receive. TCI's head office is located in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax and parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver. Toyota operates two manufacturing facilities in Canada. Having produced more than six million vehicles, popular Canadian models built at these facilities include Toyota RAV4, Toyota Corolla, Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h hybrid.